Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-08

Efysr range has already disd, and taat
u The wi1teF does not change soon 10
81 probability there vii be less Of 81
LEAFS 20 pr cent"
On the szsjsc Of changing e0ansy
boundaries. Governor stegenson said
among bis reasons for vss0inR toe oilt
4 70 take q strip fr0ru Idaho CO1nty and
| attach il 10 Custer Go1atT: IL aoy
one county ean take oBe Uiis OF tsFrl-
terry from another soansy, and attach i
/ 70 herssif without any remuneration,
then shs may take il all sxsept the vi
laxe IN which the eoanty seat Is located
and leave the entire debt 30 be paid By
the few iahabitAHts left il the old eouH
~. Any bill attempting 20 ehsnge the
| boundary lines established wien
tue eonnsy Wsa eresfsa should be very
/ sarefslly considered, and both counties
| sboald give their consent 60 the PFC
I posed change
/ oExooS.
| Wednesday morning 3 Hsn named
/ Dave Stricken. living at PendisGon,
/ Oregon, IN q dt Of Jealousy, cot his
/ Wlfs'a throat 10 horrible m2nBer and
| then cot bis own throst. Tbs cries Of
/ the wODan attracted Ben Morgan, and
/ in attempting to save the woman, be
vas severely cut IN tie face asd hands.
| Is IL thought that Stricken and his
wife will bots die.
Word reached here q few days since
/ Of most hsinous outrage being com
mitted 10 the vicinity Of Willou Greek,
/ in Baker County. II. ID. Parker. Of
this place. and Henry Lewis and jas
| AigsF, Of Laid Cannon. had band OF
| tao Thousand head Of sasep raging
| thereab0uts, all Of vhich were in fac
| condition. A few mornings since the
| entire band was found dead, some
se1undrel having scattered saltpster
| pFomiscuoasiy over the ground, whie1
| the sheep miatook for szat. Ths per-
pstratOE OF this act should be appre-
Blended, II possible, and brought 20
speedy observation-disclosures Sentinel.
The Chamber Of Commerce Of Astoria
/ bad IA interview With Gen. Anderson
on Thursday evening in regard 10 tx
tension Of the Northern Pacific from
| Hunters Point to Astoria. Statistics OF
the business done 81 Astoria we're laid
before him, which somewhat surprised
him. He however stated that there was
no possibility Of the proposed road be-
ing built uniess the provisions and prae-
tioal TAFT Of the IuteF State commerce
law should prove to be considerably
more favorable thaA he or others be
lieve II can be made to appeaE.-Ore
g9HiaB
We. Back was kicked at Hammer &
Estes stables ON Alta street on Wed
nesdsy afternoon by one OF his own
horses and sustained a fracture Of the
left iaw bone which will take about six
weeks TO knit together. Mr.. Beck vas
in the act OF picking up bit Of hay
when be received the blow. He was
fortunate ia not resolving the foil force
Of the blow, being quite close TO the
animal. The horse IL not vicious and
bad never made an attempt TO kick
snyone characterization East Ore
CONAN.
AT the jacksonville, Or, city election
there were two tickets in the field for
the council, the high license and low Ii
oense tickets. The low license carried
the election by large majority. Great
interest was also manifested in the
selection OF city marshal, there being
i've candidates. The following il the
ticket elected: Mayor. A. II. MaeeIy;
sonncilmen, Obarl = Nickel, ]. w. Rob
inson, j. Nunan and ID. CronemiIIsr;
recorder. J. Ii. Hnffer; marshal. ID. l..
Curtis; treasurer, James Cronemeyer;
state commissioner. VIM. Eaton.
William Coffman came up from Eos
ter Wednesday. bringing his little
daughter, Myrtle, for medical treat
ment. the little one having some,hinp
the matter with her ear. Upon exam
nation by Dr. Pruetl 1t was fouhd that
shs had stuffed q bean into her ear
which waa removed easily by the doctor
fter placing the little girl under the in
tiuenee OF cblorofoFm. The bean il
supposed % have been In The ear for
several weeks. as Miss Myrtle did mol
commence complaining until last sun
iay a week ago. Mr. Coffman and his
daughter retarRed home en- the evening
train. --Ps'aflstoa East Oregoaias.
Mr. Ransom Wells. writing from Nil
ton, gives additional particulars OF tbs
accident mentioned to Tuesdays EaSf
OrfgpNiaH. He says:
II ssud word Of a shocking tragedy
that occurred near nv place TODAY
through esreiessness with a shotgun
Joseph McEiriath, stepaou OF Mr.. f.
IneieH, aged IL years, took the gan ano
went 20 the creek. sbout seventy Eve
wards west Of The house, TO look for fish
in the creek. and stepped on the end ol
the bridge, and commenced 60 load the
right hand barrel, while the left barre
. had heavy charge in IL, and in draw
ting the rBnrod TIE gun slipped of the
: end 81 the bridge, striking the hammer
and diseharginR the Run, tbs contents
striking him Ia the right side of thu
nose and leaving = small portion ~ tt'
left side aud then tearing the entire
nose s~ay from eye tn eye. leaving hii
brains and skull scattered all around on
J | the bridge. Tits is y terrible blow &
his poor mother, 80 this is the seoopC
misfortune and sorrow she has gont
through In the last six years. hayiuG
,ast her husband In the Snake river b.
drowning. and she Is completely pros
! iratsd hy the sad accident. She has ID,
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire com
munity. - Pssiefon East OregoniaH
WASHINGTON.
J. X Robinson Of Spokane Faiis. die
- paralysis Al Fort Steilacoom, Fehru
ary 2ith. Daring the war be was MAio
Of tue Fourth Missouri cavalry.
n Work on the Northern Pacific iroy
bridge OVER the Columbia at pasco hx
been beguu. Piles are being driven fruu
the town 60 a mill two miles below. au,
> wAereyer the best bottom car be fount
! will be selected rs the location fer th
2 bridge. A temporary strasinre Sill b,
/, uaed antil the completion OF the iroi
bridge.
From the number of letters witch ar
I being received at the RsraH ofiise. in
qaiFins about this section Of the coun
try. one Would 10 led 70 expect qaite
large inflax ~ immigration this season
--Atcrisez Herald.
: Mr.. ] Stevens, representing the eI
ssusivr numbering frm known as Gree,
/, Rrpthsrs, Of saginaw. Michigan, arrivet
here several DAYS ago. and wiil probably
sgend considerable tirae 10 Chehali
= couniy looking AZ timber. With view
- = Masking extensive pnrchases.--4bsr
fsss Ha0aH
hF. Chas. I Waodins, whose arrivs
uas uoted tn the Hfral3 txo weeks see
hss purchased lot 90 the corner q
Heron AEd | streets, and gill soon hegiI
The couSsruotiou Of a good substantial
/ building thereon. which he will occupI